Hosiery repair machine



l Feb. 9, 1932. v. ANDERSON 1,843,911

l l HOSIERY REPAIRMACHINE Filed March e, 192s -lll Patented Feb. 9, 1932A UNITED STATES PATIENT OFFICE VCTOR. ANDERSON, OF WEST NEW YORK, NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, TO KAYSER' HOSIERYMOTOR-MENS!) CORPORATION,

l CORPORATION OF DELAWARE Application led March 6,

holder the needle ma)v be inserted when itis not in operation. By myconstruction, I have provided a resting place for the needle when it isnot in operation and which is readily found by the operator without herhaving to take her eyes off the work.

In the accompanying drawings, I have4 illustrated a practical embodimentof my invention, which, however, is susceptible of a wide range ofmodification, as will be readily appreciated by those skilled in theart.

In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation ot a hosiery repair machine provided with aneedle holder or support constructed in accordance with my invention;and

Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the referencenumeral l indicates a motorunit, which may be of any well known construction. The unit is supportedupon a base member 2, to which it is secured as by machine-screws 3.

The needle holder or support of my invention comprises a bracket member4 which is inserted between the motor unit 1 and its base 2, asillustratedl in Fig. l, and which is securely held in place by means ofthe screws 3. The bracket 4 is bent upwardly, as. at 5, to provide anupstanding arm 6 which offset, at 7, to form one-half of the needlesupporting member. The other hal-t of the needle supporting memberconsists of a spring metal strip 8 which is secured to the arm 6 ofthebracket by suitable screws 9. At its upper end, and opposite the offsetportion 7 of the arm 6, the spring metal strip 8 is offset, as at 10,and thus there is formed what in effect may be called a spring clip,into which the repair needle 1l and its handle shown here on a reducedscale OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A

Hos'IEBY REPAIR. MACHINE 1929. Serial No. 344,896.

may be inserted when the machine is not in operation. The upper ends ofthe arm 6 and the spring metal strip 8 diverge, whereby to facilitateinsertion of the needle or its handle into the spring clip.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a practical and simple form ofsupport for va. repairingr needle or its handle when the machine is notin operation, and which is located in a convenient position with respectto the machine, in consequence of which it is readily found without theoperator taking her eyes away from the work.

I claim:

1. In a hosiery repair machine, a base, amotor mounted thereon, saidmotor being adapted to reciprocate a repair needle, a bracket securedbetween said base and said motor, and a spring element connected to saidbracket and forming therewith a support for the needle when the machineis not in operation.

2. In a hosiery repair machine, motor mounted thereon, said motor beingadapted to reciprocate a repair needle, a bracket inserted between saidbase and said motor, securing means passing from said base through saidbracket and into said motor, and means forming with said bracket asupport for the needle when the machine is not in operation.

3. In a hosiery repair machine, a base, a motor mounted thereon, saidmotor being adapted to reciprocate a repair needle, a bracket securedbetween the motor and the base, an angular extension on said bracket,and a spring arm secured to said angular extension and forming therewitha support for the needle when the machine is not in operation.

4. In a hosiery repair machine, a needle support including a bracket, anangular extension thereon, said extension having an 'offset portion, anda spring arm secured to said extension and having an offset portionforming with the similar portion of said extension a spring clip intowhich a needle may a base, av

be inserted when the machine is not in operation.

5. AIn a hosiery repair machine, the combi- VICTOR ANDERSON.

